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Man Group analyses tobacco considerations in investment strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... trying to do is to frame it around what tobacco represents in terms of financial markets." Mitchell has chaired the PRI hedge fund advisory committee since 2014, and is joining the PRI Academic Network Advisory Committee. Tobacco Free Portfolio, which ...

Man Group appoints Steven Desmyter head of responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017  |  NEWS
... Mitchell joined Man GLG in 2004, and has chaired the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) Hedge Fund Advisory Committee since 2014. Mitchell is a member of the Plastic Disclosure Project Steering Committee and part of ...

BetaShares launches global cybersecurity exchange traded fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
Australian ETF manager BetaShares has launched the BetaShares Global Cybersecurity ETF, tracking the performance of global companies in the cybersecurity segment. Alex Vynokur, managing director, BetaShares BetaShares notes that cybersecurity spending ...

Mercer speaks on managing future risks, climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... in the same way as fiduciaries consider other risks. "You wouldn't jump right into a discussion into adding an activist hedge fund, and neither would you jump right into a discussion about a low carbon index," As with any best practice investing, you ...

Swiss Re hedges wind risk for Infigen Energy wind farms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has written a wind risk hedge for a portfolio of wind farms owned by Infigen Energy, covering six locations in three states and an excess of 500 megawatts of capacity. Jamie Summons, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions' Head of ...

Inflection Point CM to launch Carbon Zero fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
Inflection Point Capital Management will launch a Carbon Zero Global Equities long-only hedge fund in May. Matthew Kiernan, founder and chief executive, Inflection Point Capital Management The Carbon Zero Global Equities Fund will incorporate Inflection ...

Australian Ethical launches Fixed Interest Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... issuance, because of the impact of hedging out currency volatility, Macri said. "With international bonds, you'd want to hedge the currency, because the currency is more volatile than the underlying securities," Macri said. "To do the hedging, scale ...

Mercer: ESG as source of innovation in shifting economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... changing landscape, it makes sense to pay attention. We will see how that manifests itself in index funds, in quant funds, in hedge funds - there are all different ways of thinking about ESG and how to establish the appropriate weights on it." Governance ...

Valuing ESG risks, return potential in real assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... not make up a significant enough percentage of the average institutional investor's overall portfolio to constitute a real hedge against the risks of climate change, real assets can play some role in offsetting climate change risks and can also offer ...

Mariner Investment Group selects MSCI ESG Research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... Investment Group has approximately US$10 billion in assets under management in direct and affiliated single and multi-strategy hedge funds, funds of funds and other alternative investments services with offices in several US cities, London, Tokyo and ...